History
Wesleyan University was founded in 1831 by Methodist leaders and Middletown citizens. Instruction began with 48 students of varying ages, the president, three professors, and one tutor; tuition was $36 per year.
Today Wesleyan offers instruction in 40 departments a...

Our Mission: "Where Children and Learning Come First"
"We are a community of lifelong learners, consistently striving to provide rigorous, quality instruction that promotes high academic achievement for all students in a nurturing environment"...

History:
Before Europeans arrived, the territory where Middletown now sits was held by the Wangunks on the east bank and the Mattabesetts on the west bank of the Connecticut River. These two peoples shared a common chief, Sowheag, at the time of the initial European settlem...

Commodore Macdonough School, a two-story brick structure built in 1924 and dedicated in 1925, is located in the northeast corner of Middletown. Our eighty year history reflects one of diversity, community involvement, excellence and equity. Upon entering Commodore Macdo...

Congregation Adath Israel is a progressive conservative synagogue located in the heart of Middlesex county. The diverse population of the congregation is composed of approximately three hundred families who live within the greater Middletown area. The synagogue was incorpora...

Our Mission The mission of First Church is to engage and support people in worship, learning, fellowship, and service, so that all may find in our community the Spirit of the living Christ. We are an Open and Affirming Church: All are welcome into the full life of our commu...

About Us Keigwin Middle School is committed to meeting the unique needs of the changing adolescent: intellectual, social, emotional, and physical. Through our teaming environment, the staff actively engages students in the pursuit of academic excellence and character buildi...

Our Mission The mission of Kidcity Children's Museum is to celebrate a child's natural curiosity by offering a downtown hands-on playspace where children ages 1 through 8 come with parents and other significant adults to learn through play. Kidcity will be a safe and enric...

Mission Statement:
Middlesex believes that a college education should be available to everyone. It is committed to providing excellence in teaching as well as personal support in developing the genius of each student. The educational goal of the college is to promote unders...

About Us The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce can be your most vital resource for success in business. Founded in October of 1895, the Chamber has provided over 100 years of service to businesses throughout Middlesex County.
As we enter the Chamber's second century, ...

Our Mission The Middlesex County Community Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in Middlesex County.Our Mission is to work with Charitably-minded individuals and organizations to build permanent endowments and other charitable f...

Mission Middletown Adult Education is dedicated to the service and growth of each student and committed to the belief that all students may achieve success. Our History Middletown established the Woodrow Wilson Veterans School in 1945 to assist and educate veterans return...

Mission All students have the right to an education based on standards of excellence. Such an education is the shared responsibility of students, faculty, administrators, support staff, parents and the community at large. While acknowledging the individuality of each studen...

History 1939 Little League Baseball is founded in Williamsport, Pennsylvania by Carl Stotz with George and Bert Bebble.A $35 donation is sufficient to purchase uniforms for the first three teams. 1947 Maynard Little League, Williamsport PA wins the first Little League&nbs...

Mission The mission of the Middletown Public Schools is to enable all students to achieve at their highest potential by challenging them through a system structured around a common core of knowledge, skills, values, and variety of educational experiences. Through partnersh...

Mission:
The Northern Middlesex YMCA offers a path toward a fuller more productive life. The YMCA will provide to a broad spectrum of our community, high quality programs, services, and facilities that improve individual and family life, encourage healthier life styles and...

Our Mission:
Oddfellows mission is to build essential life skills through the performing arts.
Our Artistic Vision:
We believe in the creation of artistic work that invites our participants to pose questions about their world. We believe in work that creates a founda...

Mission:
The Middletown Rotary Club, is a member club of Rotary International. Rotary International is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build g...

Here you will find helpful information such as our hours of operations, directions to Russell Library, employment opportunities, contact information if you're looking to speak with someone on our staff specifically, and some interesting facts about Russell Library's history....

Saint Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic Parish. The word Catholic means there is room for everyone. Moreover, the word Catholic challenges us to learn how to become brothers and sisters to one another and to be a multi-cultural community where we are enriched by a great ...

About Us Spencer School is in the Westfield Section of Middletown on sixteen acres of land. Extensive playing fields in the back are shared with Park and Recreation sports teams. A diverse population of about 380 students attends Spencer School in grades K-5 occupying the ...

Mission The mission of the Middletown Public Schools is to enable all students to achieve at their highest potential by challenging them through a system structured around a common core of knowledge, skills, values, and a variety of educational experiences. Though partnersh...

About Us Van Buren Moody School is an elementary school located in Middletown Connecticut with an enrollment of 420 students. It is located in a district that is considered a small, urban district one of ten identified urban districts in the State. Moody School has an enrol...

About Us:
Vinnie's Jump & Jive is a non-profit community dance hall based in Middletown, CT. We help to support the dance community through classes, workshops, and social parties within our own space, workshops at local schools and businesses and through live performan...

VISION
Vitality influences and transforms our instruction to meet the needs of every child through collaboration, focus, and determination in a high quality school system passionate about student achievement.
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About Us Wesleyan Potters is a non-profit cooperative guild, located in Middletown, Connecticut. It was founded in 1948 to promote the learning and development of skills in crafts. Classes are held year-round with lectures, exhibits, demonstrations and films scheduled as s...

DIRECTIONS:
From I-91 Hartford and New Haven:
Take Exit 22 - (Middletown/Old Saybrook) Rt. 9 Follow directions for Rt. 9 North or South.
From Rt. 9 North:
Take Rt.9 South toward Middletown/Old Saybrook take Exit 13 (Rt.17-Durham). At stoplight take a left (0.6 mi.)...

Woodrow Wilson Middle School, named in honor of Woodrow Wilson, former professor at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT and the 28th president of the United States, was designated in 1931 as part of a junior-senior high complex on Hunting Hill Avenue. Wilson Middle School...

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